Profiles of Teachers' Striving and Wellbeing: Evolution and relations with context factors, retention and professional engagement
(2021) Journal of Educational Psychology — (2021)
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- Drawing on an existing typology, this study used latent transition profile analysis (LTPA) to examine changes in the striving and wellbeing profiles among teachers from their early until mid-career. Five profiles were identified (Sparing, Good health, Ambitious, Burnout and Wornout) among a longitudinal sample of 414 Australian secondary and primary teachers. LTPA showed that 28% of teachers were movers over time. Most movers from maladaptive types underwent a recovery transition to a more adaptive profile by mid-career, although initial Burnout and Wornout profiles were overrepresented among those who subsequently quit teaching. Perceived excessive work demands and supportive leadership were significant covariates: perceived excessive work demands decreased the likelihood of transitioning to Good health or Ambitious profiles; supportive leadership increased the likelihood of transitioning to Ambitious. Profiles were associated with teachers' professional engagement; the Wornout profile exhibited the lowest, and the Ambitious and Good health profiles the highest professional engagement by mid-career. Implications for theory and policy to support teachers' development and wellbeing are discussed.
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De Clercq, M., Helen Watt, & Paul Richardson. (2021). Profiles of Teachers’ Striving and Wellbeing: Evolution and relations with context factors, retention and professional engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology. Accepted/in-press. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000702 (Original work published 2021)